WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL (EIN 15-0620345)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-01-16
IRS object ID
201820169349301037
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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DR CHARLES WALCOTT
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GLENN SMALL
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GREGORY CATLIN
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JAMES WATERS
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KAREN MARTIN
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KATHERINE FITZGERALD
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MICHAEL WILLIS
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RAKIBA CHOWDHURY
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WILLIAM OLIVER
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Management And General$684,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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EOY$14,000EOYAmt

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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,414,616BOYAmt
EOY$2,298,922EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,691,062BOYAmt
EOY$3,684,833EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$122,512ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$6,818NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,655,469CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,772,020CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,693,361CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,668,721CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,918,905CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,708,476TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,655,469CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,772,020CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,693,361CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,668,721CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,918,905CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,708,476TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$22,708,476PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$569,531CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,103CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,378CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,496CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,654CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$626,162TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$80,067CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$74,806CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$134,929CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$73,107CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,541CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$411,450TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$202,850CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$80,675CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$67,579CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year-$57,571CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year-$9,986CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$148,389TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$23,894,477TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.95040PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90540PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$72,187BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$11,648ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,818InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$90,653EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$48,434BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$18,688ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,065InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$72,187EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$47,114BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,320InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$48,434EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,349BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$22,330ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,435InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$47,114EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,349BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$20,349EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$128,429OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$128,429BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,494,584OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,246,029DepreciationAmt
Book Value$248,555BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$236,531OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$137,325DepreciationAmt
Book Value$99,206BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,358,873OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,846,443DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,512,430BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$50,654OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,084DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,570BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,997,190TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
INVESTMENT IN CENTRALCAST, LLC$480,436
aquisitions in progress$3,100
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$483,536TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLease DepositsDesc
Amt$14,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$14,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,220,695TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$6,818NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$20,884DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$27,702RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,192,993RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$248,890OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$248,890RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,944,103TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,336,389TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$20,884DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$248,890OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$269,774ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,066,615ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,066,615TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT THE CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING OF THE STATION.
Part X, Line 2:In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the Council considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions, which may require periodic adjustments and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes. The Council has not recorded any liabilities for uncertain tax positions or any related interest and penalties. With few exceptions, the Council is no longer subject to federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for tax years before 2010.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:RENTAL EXPENSES
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:RENTAL EXPENSE

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BRIAN FREY
INTERIM PRESIDENT/CEO$106,048$0$0$0$0$0$7,847$0$15,392$0$129,287$0$0$0
GREGORY CATLIN
PRESIDENT & CEO$7,560$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$7,560$0$0$0
BRIAN SICKORA
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO$79,370$0$0$0$0$0$5,851$0$7,807$0$93,028$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution11ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$30,375NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesQUOTED MARKET PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3THE ORGANIZATION HAS OUTSOURCED MANAGEMENT OF ITS FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION (NETA).
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bTHE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cSIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORMS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL TRUSTEES AND PERSONNEL.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS ESTABLISHED BASED ON AVERAGE SALARIES FOR EXECUTIVES AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. CURRENT DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON A THREE YEAR CONTRACT BASIS. COMPENSATION OF FINANCE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2CAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEW OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND ANNUAL AUDIT PROCESS.

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